Kentucky Quarter Horse Association

Welcome to the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association. KyQHA serves as Kentucky's AQHA Affiliate Association to bring all Quarter Horse owners and associations together throughout the state.

NEWS FOR THE KENTUCKY QUARTER HORSE BREEDERS' INCENTIVE FUND

As most of you are aware, AQHA implemented a required license fee in 2012 to make your horse eligible for AQHA Incentive Fund payouts. The Kentucky Quarter Horse Breeders' Incentive Fund (KyQHA BIF) Committee recommended to the KyQHA Executive Committee, and they subsequently approved, waiving the requirements for the AQHA license fee as a prerequisite for eligibility in the KyQHA BIF. Consequently, all point earning KyQHA BIF eligible horses will be considered for 2012 awards so long as the owners and nominators are members of KyQHA as of June 30, 2013 and current members of AQHA. Kentucky breeders' appreciate your interest in our horses and wish you well in the show ring!

ATTENTION: POTENTIAL KyQHA BREEDERS' INCENTIVE FUND AWARD WINNERS

To be eligible for a KyQHA BIF award, EVERY owner, breeder, and/or nominator of a foal or a sire of ANY KyQHA BIF-eligible horse, MUST be a member in good standing of BOTH the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and ALSO the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association (KYQHA) on July 1st of the year in which that award is to be paid. For example, for any BIF award earned during 2012, the potential recipient must be an AQHA and KyQHA member in good standing as of July 1, 2013. Failure to comply with this requirement will cause duly earned awards to be forfeited.

BE AWARE THAT, HENCEFORTH, THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL NOTIFICATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT SENT TO POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS. FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE MEMBERSHIPS RESTS WITH THOSE ANTICIPATING AWARDS.

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KENTUCKY QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 23917
Lexington, KY 40523-3917
info@kyqha.com
www.kyqha.com

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AQHA Novice Championship State Qualifying in Kentucky

(March 1, 2013) - Several qualifying methods exist for competitors seeking an invitation to the 2013 AQHA Novice Championship shows. These include showing at 20 shows in a Novice Class, placing in the top 10 in a Novice class at an AQHA Regional Championship Show, and "state qualifying" through the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association's Novice Championship State Qualifying process.

Paul Coffey, KyQHA President, said "the state qualifying process established by the KyQHA is meant to supplement the opportunity to qualify via those established by the AQHA." He went on to say, "Kentucky residents must be members of the KyQHA, and nominate for the Year-End High Point Awards Program. The recent announcement that there is no longer a fee for the Awards Program gives Kentucky residents a 'one-stop' process of not only gaining a no cost access to the Awards Program, but also ensuring that they will be considered for state qualifying for the Novice Championships if you qualify and are interested in attending the Novice Championship shows either in Murfreesboro, Tennessee or Las Vegas, Nevada."

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The Kentucky Quarter Horse Association is the state's only official Affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association. More information about the KyQHA, approved horse shows, the Year-End Awards Program, membership forms, nomination forms and other information can be found by visiting the web site at: www.kyqha.com.

Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Board of Directors Approve Major Change to the Year-End Awards Program

All Nomination Fees Eliminated as a Benefit of Membership!

(February 28, 2013) - Membership in the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association (KyQHA) has its benefits. The most recently approved benefit is the popular Year-End Awards Program will no longer require nomination fees as a pre-requisite of participation in 2013.

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LEVELING PROGRAM

Because leveled AQHA shows were developed based on programming with the new AQHA system, and because AQHA announced that it is NOT in the best interest of AQHA members to implement the new computer system at this time, no leveled shows/classes will be offered. Show managers who were planning to offer leveled classes are being instructed to please reconfigure their show bills to reflect conventional AQHA classes. Those shows that held leveled classes will be worked by hand to ensure exhibitors receive the proper number of points based on the rules of leveling.

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"Important Reminder for Breeders' Incentive Fund"

In order to be eligible for an award, all owners, breeders, foal nominators, sire owners, and sire nominators of KyQHA BIF eligible horses must be members in good standing of the American Quarter Horse Association and the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association as of July 1 of the payout year (example: by July 1, 2013 you must be an AQHA and KyQHA member in good standing for awards earned in program year 2012).

NO MEMBERSHIP NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE POSTED, MAILED OR OTHERWISE COMMUNICATED; ALL RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD REQUIRED MEMBERSHIPS RESTS WITH THOSE ANTICIPATING AN AWARD.

To check your 2013 membership status required for 2012 KyQHA BIF awards, please click (HERE).

To access a 2013 membership form, please click (HERE).

ATTENTION OWNERS/EXHIBITORS OF KyQHA BIF HORSES

Be aware of the new AQHA Incentive Fund rule as it pertains to the requirement of a "Competition License" for 2012 and beyond. Because KyQHA Breeders' Incentive Fund mirrors AQHA Incentive Fund rules, you will need to make sure your AQHA IF/KyQHA BIF horse is compliant. Click Here to go to the AQHA IF information regarding the "Competition License" beginning in 2012.

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Dear Stallion Owners/Managers and attending Veterinarians:

Below is a reminder of several year-end requirements pertaining to the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association's Breeders' Incentive Fund (KyQHA BIF). Please feel free to contact me if you have questions. Attached as pdf files of all the reports you will need. If you prefer, you can forward this email directly to your clients.

Also be reminded that 2013 KyQHA memberships begin January 1, 2013, and MUST be received by July 1, 2013 for KyQHA BIF points earned in 2012.

ATTENTION STALLION OWNERS AND/OR MANAGERS/ATTENDING VETERINARIANS
KyQHA Breeders' Incentive Fund Notification/Reminder/Requirements

This is a reminder of several items that must be completed to avoid late fees.

1. A copy of your AQHA Stallion Breeding Report (SBR) for 2012 should be sent to the KyQHA postmarked no later than December 31, 2012. Ten ($10) dollars for each eligible mare bred will be due and payable to the KyQHA, and should be sent with the copy. Indicate on the SBR which mares are covered by the payment submitted. The SBR must be postmarked by December 31 to avoid late fees.

Please be reminded if you select on your Stallion Breeding Report, either hard copy or electronic copy submission, any of the following: a) transported semen; b) cooled semen; c) frozen semen; the Certificate of Registration (COR) for the resulting foal will indicate "Transported Semen". This requires you filing a KyQHA Insemination Certificate (IC) detailing where the insemination occurred. BY FAR THE MOST PREDOMINANT REASON WHY VERIFICATIONS DO NOT OCCUR IN A TIMELY MANNER IS THE FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE IC. To prevent later delays of the verification of your client's foals, make sure to submit the KyQHA IC. NOTE AQHA NO LONGER REQUIRES A CIC TO BE FILED WITH AQHA; HOWEVER KYQHA DOES REQUIRE THE INSEMINATION CERTIFICATE TO BE FILED WITH KYQHA. A pdf copy of the form is attached to this email.

2. Remind your mare owners a Foaling Verification/Registration Form (Part 1 & 2) must be submitted to the KyQHA office with a fee of $50 to be paid no later than December 31 of the year foaled. A late fee is due thereafter. These forms will verify that the foaling occurred in Kentucky, and upon the successful completion of the COR, and verification of information, the foal will be listed on the KyQHA web site as KyQHA BIF verified. A pdg copy of the form is attached to this email.

All information received to date can be viewed by going to www.kyqha.com and then Check Your BIF Submitted Foals in Process. Once all information has been received and verified, your horse will be posted to: Check Your BIF Horse Verification. You can print a verification certificate from that site.

3. All Quarter Horse stallions participating in the KyQHA BIF must have been tested and vaccinated for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) previously. KYQHA DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ANNUAL VERIFICATION OF VACCINATION - JUST THAT THE STALLION HAS BEEN TESTED AND VACCINATED PREVIOUSLY. Stallions standing the 2013 breeding season in Kentucky will not be listed on the KyQHA web site until proof of testing and vaccination has been received. Foals of 2013 sired by Kentucky stallions will not be eligible for verification until the sire is confirmed as having been tested and vaccinated for EVA. PREVENT YOUR CLIENTS FROM BEING NOTIFIED THAT THE REASON THEIR FOALS ARE NOT VERIFIED IS BECAUSE THE SIRE HAS NOT MET THIS REQUIREMENT - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SENT TO US VERIFICATION OF PREVIOUS TESTING AND VACCINATION.

4. Stallion owners/agents must nominate their stallions for the 2013 breeding season. Use the Stallion Nomination Form attached to this email, or found on the web site at www.kyqha.com. The fee is $300; avoid late fees by postmarking by February 1, 2013. A pdf of the form is attached to this email.

If you have questions call KyQHA at (888) 367-5742 and leave a message. Your call will be returned. Email your question(s) to: info@kyqha.com.

KyQHA Membership Form 2013	KyQHA BIF Stallion Nomination Form 2013
KyQHA BIF Reminders Year End 2012	KyQHA BIF Insemination Certificate 2012

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